Prestwich (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

A grey start today, but turning brighter in the south.

Today:

A rather cloudy morning with some patchy light rain or drizzle, mainly over the hills. The cloud will tend to thin during the afternoon, especially in the south allowing some bright or sunny spells to develop. Mild but breezy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Often cloudy in the north and along Irish Sea coasts with some patchy drizzle. Dry elsewhere with clear spells. A mild night for most, although locally chilly in sheltered spots. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Another grey start with further rain across the north, which may turn heavier and more persistent later. Some sunny spells developing across the south and feeling mild for all. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain moving across the region on Thursday before turning brighter with some showers on Friday. Further rain likely later on Saturday. Temperatures returning to nearer average.

Changeable conditions are expected, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK, interspersed with drier and brighter interludes. Rainfall will typically be heaviest in the northwest, with much less reaching sheltered eastern areas. Some snow is possible across high ground in the north. Drier and more settled periods perhaps become more prolonged later in the period, especially in the east. Winds will probably be strong at times, with a risk of gales. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above average.

Changeable conditions will probably dominate during this period, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions in the northwest. The southeast will likely be driest, perhaps with some longer spells of dry weather developing for the south later. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall.